How Much House Will $500k Get You in Your Metro Area in 2020? (wage, live in)

[BamaDave]

Birmingham area:

Downtown loft: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...87003572_zpid/

Old Money area with a view: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...3/976801_zpid/

Trendy, very close-in, older suburb (Homewood): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5.../1005083_zpid/

Old Money Mountain Brook: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...3/976190_zpid/

Desirable older suburb, close-in (Vestavia Hills): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...3/987588_zpid/

Fairly close-in suburb that is also fairly diverse (Hoover): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...12340146_zpid/

Farther out suburb, newer construction (Helena): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6...79490380_zpid/

Also newer, desirable southeastern suburban area: https://www.zillow.com/community/gri...80015647_zpid/

Way out on the cheaper (north side of town) with acreage and beautiful setting: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...77377129_zpid/

Executive-type neighborhood (golf, manicured, etc.) fairly close-in: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...55537938_zpid/

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by BamaDave

Birmingham area:

Downtown loft: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...87003572_zpid/

Old Money area with a view: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...3/976801_zpid/

Trendy, very close-in, older suburb (Homewood): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5.../1005083_zpid/

Old Money Mountain Brook: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...3/976190_zpid/

Desirable older suburb, close-in (Vestavia Hills): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...3/987588_zpid/

Fairly close-in suburb that is also fairly diverse (Hoover): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...12340146_zpid/

Farther out suburb, newer construction (Helena): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6...79490380_zpid/

Also newer, desirable southeastern suburban area: https://www.zillow.com/community/gri...80015647_zpid/

Way out on the cheaper (north side of town) with acreage and beautiful setting: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...77377129_zpid/

Executive-type neighborhood (golf, manicured, etc.) fairly close-in: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...55537938_zpid/

Bama is more expensive than I thought.

[NOVA_guy]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Yikes. I found some of those villages to be quaint, but old, like smelly old. Don't mean to offend.

Yeah it's much more expensive but I prefer the new parts of Arlington.

[dontbelievehim]

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Fresno/653.../home/77571399

Good deal for the covid market, it won't last long.

Howdy, gaylord

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by dontbelievehim

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Fresno/653.../home/77571399

Good deal for the covid market, it won't last long.

Howdy, gaylord

Not bad at all. BTW, not sure there's going to be a sudden dip whe nCovid is gone.

[Penna76]

500k will get you a nice twin home in the Pennsylvania suburbs.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...9422181_zpid/?

A single family that is updated is closer to the 700k mark.

[Hemlock140]

I just noticed that here in Sammamish, WA the median home price is now $1.1 million, so you could get half a house.

Seriously, I looked at the local listings and found 22. The lowest price is $740k, 3/2 1550 sf and a foreclosure. The highest is $4.79 million. Looking at condos, there are 5 in the mid $400k range in an area recently annexed to the city, and one for $375k, 1/1 691 sf.

[manitopiaaa]

Originally Posted by Penna76

500k will get you a nice twin home in the Pennsylvania suburbs.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...9422181_zpid/?

A single family that is updated is closer to the 700k mark.

This is a great deal. I live in D.C. and have considered moving to Philadelphia. The bang for your buck is incredible. So close to NYC, Washington, Baltimore, the beaches, the mountains. It checks off every box, and has some high wage jobs too: Comcast-NBC, AmerisourceBergen, Dupont, Aramark, Crown Holdings, Campbell Soup, etc.

[manitopiaaa]

Originally Posted by mjtinmemphis

St. Louis

South St. Louis County
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6...71174465_zpid/

This one is gorgeous. And that price is amazing.

[dontbelievehim]

Has potential .
I'd buy and flip it if I could.
Second story patio

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6...18786606_zpid/